The hihi volunteer’s guide to Tiritiri Matangi Island
Source: Department of Conservation
So you want to be a hihi volunteer? Well you’ve come to the right place; this guide will tell you all...
No new freshwater pests found in Otago
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC rangers searching for “freshwater baddies” found no sign of pest fish and no new aquatic weed infestations, after a search...
16 arrested, $1 million in assets seized in Hawke’s Bay police operation
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
16 people have been arrested and approximately $1,000,000 in assets have been seized following the execution of search warrants...
Te Kura services at COVID-19 Level 2
Source: Te Kura – Correspondence School
At Alert Level 2, the wellbeing of our ākonga (students), their whānau (families) and our kaimahi (staff) remains our...
Bonuses must be part of holiday pay calculations, Employment Court rules
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate and Metropolitan Glass & Glazing jointly filed a case with the Employment Court after being unable to agree...
Kōrero mai empowers couple to voice concerns
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission
When Angela felt her voice wasn’t being heard during her husband Geoff’s stay in Wellington Regional Hospital, the Kōrero...
Property Market News – Gold nuggets from our podcast guests – CoreLogic
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: CoreLogic
The CoreLogic ‘NZ Property Market Podcast’ has been running weekly since February, covering all of the relevant economic and property market...
Tourism talkfests waste time and money
Source: Taxpayers Union
19 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETourism talkfests announced in Budget 2020 are wasteful and potentially harmful to taxpayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Union...
Statement on today’s Epidemic Response Committee meeting
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
Unfortunately the Treasury was unable to attend this morning’s Epidemic Response Committee meeting to answer questions on Budget 2020 and the...
Covid-19 and care homes: the myths and realities
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission
This article was first published on Newsroom and is republished here with permission.
New Zealanders need to remove the stigma from...
Teens shocked by suicide portrayal in ‘13 Reasons Why’ study finds
Source: University of Otago
Tuesday 19 May 2020 12:40pmTeenagers interviewed about their views on the suicide portrayed in the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why...
Human Rights – Government asked to abandon signing of “innovation agreement” with Israel
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
PSNA has written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters urging the government to abandon plans to...
